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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which function is NOT continuous? a. your altitude as a function of time while flying from reno to dallas? b. time to travel from miami to pensacola as a function of driving speed? c. number of tennis balls that can fit completely inside a particular box as a function of the radius of the tennis balls? d. area of a circle as a function of radius.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

answer is c.number of tennis balls that can fit completely inside a particular box as a function of the radius of the tennis balls the number of items is a discrete number, not continuous (ie you can't have 2.5 tennis balls)

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